Finch tells Reese that the machine gave the number of the renowned Judge Samuel Gates, a tough man in his decisions. Finch and Reese find that the judge is a widower and an honest man with a son, Sam. He recently lost his wife, who died of cancer, and Sam's nanny Christina Rojas loves the boy and gives all the support that the family needs. Reese follows Samuel, and suddenly he feels that the victim could be Sam. When Reese arrives at the judge's home, he fights the kidnappers from the SP-9 gang. One of them shoots at him but the bullet grazes his shoulder and Reese faints. He pays a visit to Christina and finds her murdered. Reese visits Judge Gates, and the kidnappers ask him to release Angela Markham in her judgement. The case is a trial of hit-and-run while driving under influence and not the trial of one of the SP-9 gang members. Reese asks Samuel to not release an amber alert and buy more time for him with the kidnappers stalling the trial. He explains that the greatest chance to keep Sam alive is the duration of the judgement. Meanwhile, Finch learns that Angela Markham has developed a laundry system and the money of the MS-13, the Sinaloa Cartel, and The Dictator of North Korea are at the stake.
"Judgement" is, so far, the best episode of "Person of Interest". The plot has great twists and what seemed to be a simple hit-and-run case, turns into abduction and laundry cases. The woman, who seemed to be an executive in minor trouble, is indeed the mastermind of the whole plan. The dirty Detective Lionel Fusco is now assigned to create diversion to the honest Det. Carter to keep her away from Reese and Finch. The conclusion shows an improvement of the relationship of Finch and Reese. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Judgement"
